"It's only four games in, but we've had four tough games and we have only lost once in the last 16 games, so we are getting a level of consistency and that was the biggest thing for me.

"Coming here, there was no consistency in the performance and now we are just churning out wins and if we can't win we are drawing games with resilient performances like in the last 25 minutes at Swansea.

"But I believe we will get better and more fluent as the season goes on so we are happy to be there and it gives us a fight to stay there."

Rodgers endured plenty of stick from the locals in South Wales on Monday night, having quit as Swansea boss to take the Liverpool job in June 2012.

But Swans skipper Ashley Williams believes his old boss Rodgers has now turned the Anfield giants around.

Williams said: "I know the manager well, I always believed he would get the team playing the way he wanted to and he would be a success.

"I think they have very good players and will have a good season."

The two goals Liverpool conceded at Swansea were the first time new keeper Simon Mignolet has been beaten in the Premier League since joining from Sunderland in the summer.

But the Belgian international shot-stopper wasn't complaining after seeing the visitors go back top with goals from Daniel Sturridge and Victor Moses.

After the hard-fought draw, Mignolet said: "It is a good feeling.

"We want to stay there and we want to try and do as best we can every single week. We have another game against Southampton and want three points to win so let's hope we can do the business."

Mignolet was impressed with how on-loan winger Moses and new £15million centre-back Mamadou Sakho performed in Wales.

"It was great for Victor to score," Mignolet added. "It was a good performance from him and hopefully he keeps it going. With Sakho you can see he has all the qualities to be a centre-back in the Premier League.

"He's big and strong, and can pass the ball. It was good for him to make his debut and I hope he will settle into the team quickly.

"I played against him for the under-21s with Belgium. He was captain of the French side.

"He looked an impressive player then and from what I've seen in the training sessions since he came here he's improved.